Essentials for Successful English Language Teaching

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Thomas S. C. Farrell (Brock University, Canada) Dr George M. Jacobs (University of Malaya, Malaysia)

Essentials for Successful English Language Teaching

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ISBN: 9781847064417

Thomas S. C. Farrell (Brock University, Canada), Dr George M. Jacobs (University of Malaya, Malaysia)

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Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
04 March 2010

Usage & grammar guides; Language teaching theory & methods; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: Languages other than English

Essentials For Successful English Language Teaching is about how we teach English Language Learners (ELLs) and how our ELLs learn.

Farrell and Jacobs encourage those involved in teaching English to develop, maintain and rediscover the reasons that led them to take up the profession. They focus on the essentials in teaching the English language that teachers can implement in their instruction so that their students can excel in their learning:

Encourage learner autonomy

Emphasize the social nature of learning

Develop curricular integration, focus on meaning

Celebrate diversity

Expand thinking skills

Utilize alternative assessment, and

Promote English language teachers as co-learners along with their students.

These essentials are best implemented as a whole, rather than one at a time and so they are interwoven with each other to encourage a holistic teaching approach. Highly accessible, each chapter comes with case studies and a range of activities to encourage the reader to put each of the essentials into practice. With these the authors aim to bring an inner smile to all English language teachers that reassures them they made the right choice when they chose to become teachers of the English language.

This reflective and engaging book will be invaluable to postgraduate students of TESOL and applied linguistics, and in-service language teachers.

By: Thomas S. C. Farrell (Brock University Canada), Dr George M. Jacobs (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 396g
ISBN: 9781847064417
ISBN 10: 1847064418
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 04 March 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Encourage Learner Autonomy 3. Emphasize The Social Nature of Learning 4. Develop Curricular Integration 5. Focus on Meaning 6. Celebrate Diversity 7. Expand Thinking skills 8. Utilize Alternative Assessment Methods 9. Promote English Language Teachers as Co-Learners 10. Conclusion: English Language Education Bibliography Index

Thomas S. C. Farrell is Professor in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Brock University, Canada. George M Jacobs teaches and writes for Kampung Senang Charity and Education Foundation, Singapore.

Reviews for Essentials for Successful English Language Teaching

Written in a clear and easy-to-understand language, the book provides a great source of inspirations for language practitioners who wish to develop their professionalism and become more learner- and learning-centred in their teaching. A must read for every 21st-century language teacher!! - Willy A. Renandya, Language Teacher Educator National Institute of Education, Singapore 'With the above strengths, the accessibility of this book, and its positive lens, Farrell and Jacobs have successfully provided a resource of value not only to English language teachers, but also to the broader audience of all second language teachers.' -- The Canadian Modern Language Review